Manufacturing Excellence Leader

Anduril-1; Ashville (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Columbus, OH is seeking a Manufacturing Optimization Manager to drive the Anduril Production System across our US manufacturing sites. You will lead lean initiatives, develop KPI trees, and coach frontline leaders to sustain continuous improvement in a high-volume environment.

The role emphasizes daily management, standard work, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain and Test to raise safety, delivery and cost

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Production Supervisor or Manager on a high-volume shop floor.
• Strong knowledge of LEAN tools and principles, 5S, and Six Sigma to eliminate waste.
• Experience scaling products from NPI to high volume.
• Experience developing standard work for frontline hourly teams on the shop floor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of training and developing staff.
• Experience supporting process development and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Establish a scalable operating/manufacturing system aligned to Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Integrate cross-functional teams to solve problems and develop prioritized action plans.
• Standardize processes, tools, and templates for Operations teams across the company.
• Coach Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders through daily Gemba and structured feedback.
• Capture/broadcast best practices via playbooks and standard work libraries.
• Develop dashboards and visibility tools to improve prioritization and decision speed.

Skills

LEAN principles

Six Sigma

5S

Shop floor management

MS Office

Communication

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Anduril Industries in Columbus, OH is seeking a Manufacturing Optimization Manager to drive the Anduril Production System across our US manufacturing sites. You will lead lean initiatives, develop KPI trees, and coach frontline leaders to sustain continuous improvement in a high-volume environment.

The role emphasizes daily management, standard work, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain and Test to raise safety, delivery and cost